Milk bottle handle



195i F. L. FESSNER 2,565,806

MILK BOTTLE HANDLE Filed July 30, 1.947

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Fizz/26L. fw/zer ATTD RN EYB Patented Aug. 28, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MILK BOTTLE HANDLE Frank Leopold Fessner, Denver, 0010. Application July 30, 1947, Serial No. 764,863

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a carrying handle for any standard quart or two quart size milk bottle.

An object of this invention is to provide a carrying handle that may be easily applied to or removed from a standard milk bottle.

The device provides a simple yet efficient handle for carrying milk bottles from the store to the users home without the danger of having the bottle slip from the hand, as sometimes happens when the bottles are carried in the hand.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of the invention as applied to a milk bottle shown in dotted lines and Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the device in carrying position with releasing position shown in dotted lines. l

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the bottle carrying handle embodying the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral III. The handle comprises two carrying members I I and I2 respectively which are formed of a heavy gauge wire strand and bent to form the gripping portions I3 and I3 and the handle portion I4.

The member I I comprises a straight portion I5, which is bent at one end to form the inwardly inclined straight portion I6 which, at its lower end is formed integral by bending with the arcuate shaped gripping portion I3 which, at the opposite end, has formed integrally therewith by bending, the upwardly inclined straight portion H which is coiled at I8 over the free end of the portion I and then connects upwardly at the same angle of inclination to form the somewhat spiral shaped latch IS.

The member I2 has a straight portion 20 which is retained in parallel spaced relation to the portion I5 of the member II by means of connecting plate 2I which, at its longitudinal edges, is rolled over the portions I5 and 20, and is soldered to the portion 20, but the portion I5 is freely rotatable therein.

The portion 20, at one end, is bent to form the inwardly inclined straight portion 22, and the inclination thereof is equal to the inclination of the portion I1 so that both portions lie in similar relatively positioned inclined planes. The lower end of the portion 22 is formed integrally with, by bending, the arcuate shaped gripping portion I3, which is in the same plane as the portion I3. The portion I3, at its opposite end, is formed integrally with, by bending, the upwardly inclined straight portion 23 which is also in the same plane as the portion I6. The portion 23 is coiled over the free end of the portion 20 at 24, and at this point, it extends upwardly to form the spring coil 25. From the coil 25, the member I2 is bent to form the handle I4 at the opposite end of which the member I2 is bent to form the triangular shaped latch member 26, the free end of which is soldered at 21 to the handle I4. A guide loop 28 loosely sleeved on the handle I4 and secured to the plate 2I on the under surface thereof guides the handle of the member I2 in the releasing movement of the gripping portions I3 and I3.

In operation, the handle I4 is pressed downwardly, being guided in its downward movement by the loop 28. Downward movement of the handle disengages the latch members 26 and I9 which are engaged as shown in Figures 2 and 3. After disengagement of these members, the member II is rotated in the plate 2I to expand the gripping portions I3 and I3 so they can be placed over the side of a bottle as shown in Figure 3.

The handle is then pulled upward engaging the members I9 and 2B and holding the portions I3 and I3 under the rim of the bottle. The weight of the bottle during the carrying thereof more firmly clamps the portions I3 and I3 there- There has thus been provided a simple and efficient bottle carrying device, and it is believed that the preceding description will clearly explain its operation and construction to those skilled in the art.

It is also to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letter Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising two carrier members, a plate pivotally connecting said members together, said members being provided at their lower ends with arcuate shaped gripping portions, one of said members being formed at its upper end with a handle, a latching means, and said latching means being an extension of said handle and extending outwardly of the vertical plane of the handle and means for the handle is carried by the connecting plate.

FRANK LEOPOLD r The following references 4 REFERENCES CITED are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Bosworth Aug. 6, 1867 Sherwood Aug. 14, 1917 

